CVE-2024-2688
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Mar 23, 2024
Updated: Mar 25, 2024
CWE ID 119
Summary
CVE-2024-2688 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the EmbedPress plugin for WordPress, specifically the document widget. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of user-supplied attributes in all versions up to 3.9.12. Attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages. These scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, potentially leading to unintended actions, data theft, or further exploitation.
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